The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-04
PREPARING FOR DEATH
THE SEVEN CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
How Yesterday was sSpent-Toucliings Scene.
at the eJaii-Parson's Book-Buildiug tho
Scnrold-1hreo Ask for Clemelcy,
but -Four Refuse to Petition.

CHICAGO, Now 3.-Ii tho condemne
Anarchists lay awake last night and por
dered over the terrible import Of the fail
ure Of their final appeal 10 the legal hi
bunalG Of tho country, there we're n
evidences Of the fact In their appearanc
and actions this morning. 70
All Of them were awake and up earl
and ate es heartily as on the first day @
their nojourn behind the bars. parsor
and Spies were busily engaged in writinj
until 0 o'clock, when the ssven cell door
were opened and the prlaonors boundes
lightly down tho iron stepu to the cage
For the next hour tho cage was illlet
with the clatter Of tongues and the prat.l,
Of little onse, and thoE scene might b,
taken for The convalercent ward Of O hos
pital rather than tho murdesera' row Of
jail.
Louis Linge' ssweethear was 80 promp
as usual, end, strong aud muacalGr 80 uht
is, abe fairly bent beneath tho load Of {
big basket Of dainties which made hel
lovers Uyes sparkle with pleasure. There
was q cad look on the face OF Mrs. Schwsb
who came In as the clock was atsikIng ten
Two little tosa, q boy and girl, toddled
on either side Of her, while her mother
Mrs. Schnaubeit, who recently crossed the
ocean in order to be nonr her daughter
followed close behind. Schwab gays one
glance Il. his vito and littlo ones and The II
burying h!a face in bic hands, he groaned
while the baby girl pressed her doll close
to the wiro netting aud lispsd: "risa
(kiea) 1t, papa"
Fiecher's n!ster, who wes accompanied
by his two young children, no. much olde,
than those OF Schwab'e, brought him ne rs
that his vile wRs suffering from sevese
attack 0! nervous exhsuGtlou, brought On
by the uniavorabls news Of yesterday, and
Was unable 10 leave the house. Tho DeTa
depressed him for awhile, but when he
WAS assured that he would aee her to.uirh,
or tomorrow be frightened up. Engln's
daughter, 8 girl Of some twenty summers
had hor arms f!lsd with bulky pa,c Id
and greeted her father with broken
voice. w..
Theirs vas woebegons look on the face
OF poor Mrs. F:elden, q delicate, fragile
English woman, who came IN alore, and
Mra. Paraons, who, with ono OF her chill.
drep, came i'll rather lG!a, and Looked i'll,
as II sho had passed ssepleEs night.
Nina Van Zsrdt, aa usual, was the last
OF tho party to arriy5, and it wea with q
smile upon her flce and q jaurty tos1 OF
her head that che wished q good ''morn.
!ne" to her proxy husband.
FOR helf an hour the prisoners AM, tteir
relatives Conversea ir low, earnest tonea.
Then Captain Black, who failed to pus in
an appssraucs OF the exeIcice hour last
evening, was announced, and at his re-
quest the Rsveu prisoners were taken TO
the consultsiios cage, which adjoin5 thas
in which tho m6.i ta1e their exercise.
Hero they gathered arourd tho COUNSEL
in the furthest corner. What no wSs
saying coIld not be heard, but in fey
lniuutes I.!ngs. With cynical iooI: upon
his facs lott the group L1a resumed his
place on tina other side Of tho Gage aud
vie Wis bis sweetheart. Fischer followed
his example q moment later, but the
others romcined with the counsel and the
coG!eIence Taa otill in progress vixen the
turnkey snnouceed that the hour wal up.
Captain Black would Hct tslE when he
left tho building, bu. it subseeneat!y
trsn7pirod that his conferences had relation
to the movements in favor OF executive
clemenoy. .pd the actions Of Lings eud
Fischer in witharsSiry from tho group
was taken By the all OH :ials az - icdics
tioa that those two vt least meant to shida
by tho declarationa in their published lot
tors that ttoy you'd neither Gsk Or ueek
for mercy at the LcnAa Of the Governor.
A runor Was current this morning that
Spien had ds!erniined to commit SUICIDE
rathsr than die on tho galsegs. Thore are
Anarchists in Chicago who deciate that
Spies will never ba hanged. They agrau
shat no earthly power can avail, bu! !Btout-
ly meiutsin thst t4eiY !esder will chaRt
the gsilosa. The Intelligence h,s hTaa
communicated to the prcpsT rstnofitiGg.
Thsy may bs able .c tIltsas. apy suicidal
attsmp. which Spiaa nsy mika, bus il co,
greater precautions mus: be t!kGu. uader
existipg regulations ii would b9 IN easy
matto. 70 convey the doomed eyoa enough
poison TO kill essspsy men.
Mrs. rARs0Ss a0eE,
About noon to-day Mrs. Lucy tArsona,
vito Of the condemned Anarchist, began
to sell the pamphlets, entitled, "Wss 1t 3
Fair Trial." on the atrects. She had hei
arms full Of the docuncnta. and was sell'
ing them for fvo cents piece. No at
tempt at spsech making wS mgds. /;
was ecme time before the @sndoy was
known to bo Mra. Parsons, and in a trcs
tho stree. vas packed by curious specta'
tors. So denSa vas tia congregation thai
it vas impossible i,y Us:on evan to
make its way through tho niiddis c: the
street. In vain did car drivers ring their
bells, sud tho expos:uiat;ons OF hundred
toamsters wnro equally vain. Finally e
couple OF ot!icsrI chiEa ua and took Mrs,
Parsons before Uhief t;yerso!t. That
official thought the matter over sad De.
cided that Mr1. PareuGs had tho sene
right to cell her bcoss that other vardurs
OF literature had, anA said she might con.
tinue In thp bso4 business es long ss she
pleased, provided she did not blockade
tho sideTslks and etsse!s, .scoydinyly
on returning 10 her Office, and se.t;aS 1
ireah supply OF books, she, instead OF
standipS In front OF the building, walked
briskiy dawa tho street tc tho postuflice,
handing out nnoIs ias.ep than che could
make change. II few h9urs enc was
out. She sold nesrly 5000 copies Of the
book at lya cents saoh.
The sheriff has slready began BUILD
ing the ecsllold on which 1t Is intended to
hang the srarehistn. This is regarded in
nnme n MARIAN us significant OF Mr.. Mat.